Level B2 General English
Lesson 54
Fears And Phobias
恐れと恐怖症

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TOPIC QUESTION
今日のトピック

If you saw a zombie, what would you do?
ゾンビを見てしまったとしたら、あなたならどうしますか?

2
ARTICLE
記事

Directions: Read the following article aloud.
課題: 以下の記事をはっきりとした声で音読しましょう。
A Major Icon of Horror

Zombies have never been more popular. There are endless movies and TV shows. A zombie is a dead person who has risen again. They are supernatural creatures who only want one thing, to eat your brains. If a zombie bites you then you will also become a zombie, it’s like a virus.

Stories of zombies originated in several African countries. People believed that a dead person could be brought back using witchcraft and magic. One theory is that there is a special powder that can make people seem like they are dead but actually they are in a kind of coma. When they recover later, people think they have become zombies.

People love dressing up as zombies especially at Halloween, a popular festival celebrated on October 31st. For a zombie costume, you need some old ripped clothes and fake blood. You need to shuffle along the street as if you are half dead and half alive. Some people have zombie parties. Zombies are not real but maybe in the future some strange virus could create a type of zombie. So make sure you are prepared for the zombie disaster.

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VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

endless
終わりのない、無限の
coma
昏睡状態
supernatural
超自然の、不思議な
ripped
破れた
creature
生き物、動物
shuffle
足を引きずってのろのろ歩く
witchcraft
魔法、魔力

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QUESTIONS
質問

Directions: Read the questions aloud and answer them.
課題: 質問を声に出して読んだ後、答えてみましょう。

1.What is a zombie?
2.Where did the stories of zombies originate?
3.How can you dress up as a zombie?
4.What would you do, if an army of zombies entered the city?